Iyer Poems - Poems about Iyer

...Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time, is not so different from finding a faith. ~ Pico Iyer All alone, just by myself, weary step after weary step leaving this ......Read the rest...

...Elevator called Life Life is like an elevator - Up it goes I am told We are all in it - Some faster, some slower Some travel with me - Don't know how long They will stay with me, where wi......Read the rest...

...YOGA For me I am the World as I see For each one, the World is his as they see See the World as it is Do not create your own World We live in the same World Each one his creation The creat......Read the rest...

...Long ago came a ten headed monster we’ve heard But never seen He came from across the border and hit us hard Took away our peace Called Raavan – to destroy our World Lo we had a savior then, no......Read the rest...

...I shall compare Hinduism with a faith centered on Jesus & show why I cannot worship as a Hindu now. I need to clear a few things ahead of any armchair pundits. Those who have read more than two of......Read the rest...

...We are the kings in our well we call home we fight with our siblings live a twin life for us and for others Outside our homes we see a bigger well everyone calls it a town a village or a ......Read the rest...

...Who created us We do not know We created the God We created it's forms We created the religion We created the traditions We named the sun We named the moon We named the universe We ......Read the rest...

...Translation of Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer (circa 1700-1765)’s « THAYE YASHODA » by T. Wignesan This devotional song and poem in Tamil (the principal Dravidian language which has spawned ov......Read the rest...

...Translation of Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s poem: “Asai Mugam” or “Beloved Face” By T. Wignesan Out of......Read the rest...

...Justification is the only recourse When truth starts sounding bitter They will convince you They will argue with you They will beat you They will kill you They will idolize you Like a stagnant......Read the rest...

...THE FORTUNE SEEKER The parrot peeps through the tiny window The fortune teller coaxes it to take a bow Expecting keenly the parrot from the cage to come out and gently pick a page to tell his ......Read the rest...

...Rushing from the balcony Inside the house The kid hides under the bed Mama searches for him With a bowl of food in her hand “No Mama, I ain’t hungry” Says the kid as mama spots him “Come here, my na......Read the rest...

...When we met that day, we were strangers at bay Seeking a companion, my eyes met yours with gay An unwritten bond enveloped you and me Destined to be life partner everyday Days and months and years ......Read the rest...

...Like a breath of fresh air My cheek brushed by the aroma of her hair Her shining eyes melted my soul Listen to my heart beat! It dances to a new beat She breezed past like a heaveny fairy I walked ......Read the rest...

...Temple – not an abode of God Idol – only a piece made by man To see his reflection in ruse of worship The Powerful can see power The Rich can see riches Poor see poverty The more on......Read the rest...